President Ranil Wickremesinghe when questioned in Jaffna as to why he chose to speak in Sinhalese while in Jaffna when the majority understands and speaks English, he retorted by stating that he wants the Sinhalese to know what he says while in the North-East.
"I want the Sinahlese to know what I have said. If I speak in Sinhalese it goes to the rest of the country. If I speak in English, it can be misinterpreted," he said. He told a gathering of reporters at the Uthayan newspaper office in Jaffna that his vision for the North-East is to have a fully functional provincial council.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe defended speaking in Sinhalese in Jaffna saying he wants the Sinhalese to know what he is saying.
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Responding to a question raised during his visit to the Uthayan newspaper office in Jaffna, Wickremesinghe said that if he speaks in English while… pic.twitter.com/d8WRJe4Q4f
"I want to ensure all the provinces in Sri Lanka will have their provincial council. Each province must develop itself, the government will give them the facilities," he said. "There is much opportunity for the Northern province to develop itself with solar and renewable energy projects coming in."
He went on to say that he never spoke about a minus 13 or plus 13 and that he will abide by the constitution. "There are political differences and I will resolve it," he said. "But lets talk about the development instead. We've come out of an economic crisis. We were bankrupt."
